With a budget of $120 million, Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" grossed only $4 million on its opening weekend, making it one of the worst box office openings for a $100M+ movie to date.

@[email protected] · 3 months ago

With a budget of $120 million, Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" grossed only $4 million on its opening weekend, making it one of the worst box office openings for a $100M+ movie to date.

@[email protected] · edit-2 3 months ago

Every movie at Cannes gets a ten minute standing ovation. That’s normal.

I’m excited to see this though. But I’m not going to go to the theatre for it.

circuitfarmer · 3 months ago

But I’m not going to go to the theatre for it.

Same here, and frankly I will never again think it is surprising that a theatrical release is underperforming. Doesn’t matter which film. Theaters are underperforming because of many factors.

I can buy my own copy of the film for less than it would take for me and one other person to see it together once in a theater.

@[email protected] · 3 months ago

Which is why for someone like me who always hated theaters for the crowded seats and annoying people and noises, it’s never been better! Subscription to see movies whenever I want, and usually less than 10 people in the theater. It’s great.

circuitfarmer · 3 months ago

Yeah, I can understand that. While I will mourn the death of the theater experience, it has been a very slow death. It has not really been the experience I remember for a long time.